Meeting Regulatory Compliance Challenges with Document Management Technology

Patricia Richey, Project Manager
Equant

Introduction
In transitioning from a country-based finance structure to shared service centers, we needed an automated document management and workflow solution with worldwide capabilities. Learn how we improved productivity, reduced costs, and ensured regulatory compliance with document and business process management technology.

Executive Summary
Equant (NYSE: ENT) (Euronext Paris: EQU) is a recognized industry leader in global communications services for multinational businesses. Equant combines its network expertise - including unmatched seamless network reach in 220 countries and territories and local support in more than 165 countries - with its expanded services capabilities to provide global, integrated and customized communication services to enable its customers key business processes. Equant serves thousands of the world's top companies, with the industry's most extensive portfolio of communications services and network solutions, including the market-leading IP VPN used by nearly 1,300 global businesses today. Equant, a subsidiary of France Telecom, was named Best Global Carrier 2003 and Best Managed Service 2003 at the World Communication Awards and consistently leads industry surveys in corporate user satisfaction.

Equant took a decision to centralize accounting activities in several shared service centers across the world. We deployed a document and business process management solution to help streamline and automate previously manual processes, reduce costs in terms of organizational structure and comply with accounting and government regulations. We were able to transform our organization dramatically while meeting regulatory compliance.

Read the full presentation on the OAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group) site.